Mattel Battlestar Galactica elctronic game

[bradhig1]

Found this at VIntage Stock today for 19.99. They are more expensive on Ebay. Wasn't this a rebrand of another mattel electronic game?

Edited July 31, 2017 by bradhig1

[Gabriel]

Yeah, I seem to recall a game that looked exactly the same minus the battlestar and the logo. Handheldmuseum.com says it was previously branded as Missile Attack.

 

I really wanted one of those back in the day.

[bradhig1]

The botom of the left number is not working and sometimes I have to press down little on the power switch to make it work. It has weird screws on the back. Is there a way to open it? I also have a mattel football 2 with no sound and it has the same kind of screws.

[1982VideoGames]

Classic handheld electronic games.

I also have a Football 2 with no sound.

Is anyone repairng these units anymore?

[bradhig1]

Here is another version Flash Gordon

 

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/FlashGordon.htm

[CRTGAMER]

bradhig1, on 31 Jul 2017 - 11:41 AM, said:

 

Found this at Vintage Stock today for 19.99. They are more expensive on Ebay. Wasn't this a rebrand of another mattel electronic game?

 

The bottom of the left number is not working and sometimes I have to press down little on the power switch to make it work. It has weird screws on the back. Is there a way to open it? I also have a mattel football 2 with no sound and it has the same kind of screws.

Nice find! Mine still fully functional having bought brand new back in the day; my very first handheld and "video" game! I had the opportunity to buy Missile Attack version back then, settled for the Battlestar version due to Star Wars influence. The piezo speaker an easy repair, go to the OP in the links below for index to other handhelds.

 

Mattel Electronics Reviews - http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&p=494253#p494253

 

Mattel Electronics - A Sleuth Simple Repair - http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&p=629896#p629896

Edited August 1, 2017 by CRTGAMER

[fdr4prez]

The botom of the left number is not working and sometimes I have to press down little on the power switch to make it work. It has weird screws on the back. Is there a way to open it? I also have a mattel football 2 with no sound and it has the same kind of screws.

 

You can find just about anything on Amazon or eBay.

 

Do a search for triangle bit set or triangle screwdriver set

 

Such as this: https://www.amazon.com/Silverhill-Tools-ATKTR4-Triangle-Screwdriver/dp/B004IUEHYS

 

I've no clue what size is on the game. Mine still works, so I've not needed to take it apart.

[Video]

Cool, is it completely electronic or partially mechanical?

[Trinity]

Yeah, I seem to recall a game that looked exactly the same minus the battlestar and the logo. Handheldmuseum.com says it was previously branded as Missile Attack.

 

I really wanted one of those back in the day.

Me too!

[chuckwalla]

You will see some Mattel Missile Attack handhelds on ebay from time to time.

 

I got Space Alert as a birthday present back in the day but it was a grossly overhyped and basically boring game - Auto Race was much more fun to play.

 

Nevertheless, I bought Space Alert unit in mint condition back a decade ago to keep for nostalgia purposes.

[Turbo-Torch]

I still have my Battlestar Galactica I bought new. I couldn't put that game down back in the day; easily my all time favorite handheld.

Funny how it was a budget priced game back then and now they sell for a decent chunk of change.